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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Wattirmail(l, n.2 Also: wattermaill, -mal(e, watermail(l, -mal(e, -mayl(l, -mel(e, -mel(l. [?] Appar. fur of some sort. Also attrib. 1489 Treas. Acc. I 136.
For watermayllis to lyne the saim gowne, vxxxij, price of the peyce v s. 1489 Treas. Acc. I 137.
For lynyng to the lang gown [of velvet], vxxxij watermaillis 1505 Treas. Acc. III 43.
Watermelis 1507–8 Treas. Acc. IV 60.
For xij elne wellus to the Princis nuris, be the kingis command … for lynyng and bordowring of it with watermales, be the quenes command 1512 Treas. Acc. IV 216.
For … ane lynyng … of wattirmaillez put in ane goune of crammesy welvot … ekit in the purfele, fent and collar of the sam vj wattirmaillez 1513 Treas. Acc. IV 425.
Ane goune of blak velwet, in the quhilk thar wes put ane lynyng of watermellis of the quenis awin stuf 1513 Treas. Acc. IV 426.
Twa new skynnis of watermellis to put in twa narow cuffis of the quenis 1517 Caldwell P. 57.
Ane goun of tanny, lynit with wattermalisattrib. 1512 Treas. Acc. IV 215.
Item, put in ane stomok of the quenis of blak satin, sex wattermaill skynnis
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